INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) said on Sunday that air pollution in Afghanistan has decreased this year compared to
last year.Zainul Abedin Abed, the agency’s deputy director for policy and expertise, said in a press conference that in the past three
months, Kabul authorities took 4,211 vehicles off the road that were releasing excessive emissions.He also stressed that the world should
not politicize the issue of climate change and that developed countries should pay “compensation” to poor countries to help mitigate the
effects of climate change.“Compensation should be taken from developed countries and compensation should be paid to the affected countries
The withdrawal of the Americans or Donald Trump from the Paris Agreement is a violation of human principles
Climate change is a human issue
There must be engagement on this issue
Instead of political considerations, engagement should be opted,” Abed said.Officials from the National Environmental Protection Agency
also said that aid to fight the effects of climate change has not been cut.“As far as we know, mostly humanitarian aid has been cut off,
but projects in the environment and climate change sectors have not been impacted,” said Rohullah Amin, head of climate change department
at the National Environmental Protection Agency.NEPA officials also said that in cooperation with other government agencies, a six-month
action plan has been developed to prevent the increase of air pollution.According to officials, since the Islamic Emirate’s return to
power in 2021, the agency has held 3,000 awareness programs to reduce air pollution, in which more than 500,000 people have
participated.Officials at the agency also called on Kabul residents to refrain from using fuel that causes air pollution.However, a number
of Kabul residents complain about the increase in air pollution in recent days and ask the authorities to take more practical measures.Air
pollution in Kabul has always been a source of concern for the residents of the city. The post Afghanistan’s air pollution better than
last year: officials first appeared on Ariana News.
